hi guys,

i have heard that feeding garlic to horses helps with insects etc! who knows anything about it, and how much to feed, where to get it from ETC. any info would be great.

Thanks

I feed it, I cut up cloves and put in feeds, normally a couple of cloves per horse a day... Its not cut up fine either.....

I feed it in winter mainly - I actually find it does Jack to get rid of bugs to be honest - If anyone know of a non toxic flyspray can you let me know - ive tried so many - from making my own to ones off lines vets etc....

I think anyone who invents one will make a fortune!!!

Ohh I use brought granulated stuff (the flexwell stuff)

I used granulated garlic for a couple of years and decided it did zilch to keep the bugs away. Am thinking of mainly the bad Tick problem we have here.

This year though I switched to fresh garlic after doing some reading about it and while they are still getting a few bugs they certainly are getting less.
We have a couple that aren't getting fed and they can have masses of ticks on them poor things.

I use a $2.00 shop garlic crusher to get the best of the juice out and then just chuck the in with the feed.

wow, there are realy a few options out there. great thanks guys. huge help.

if you can find your local garlic factory they often sell big sacks of "horse garlic" the ones they can't sell in the shops and usually dirt cheap

Don't feed it myself so can't comment on the bug factor

we get wee midgy flies, and the garlic does help with them....

I believe feeding sulphur (flowers of sulphur) helps deter the ticks etc. Only have to feed a teaspoon from memory but you would want to double check that first.

ohh might try real garlic then if it helps....

where do you get those lowers from harley?